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CHEYENNE
– The Wyoming State Board of Education (SBE) will host a regular meeting
February 27-28 at the Wyoming State Capitol, 200 W 24th St. in Cheyenne to elect
new officers, as well as to recognize Wyoming educators, including the 2020
Milken Award Winner, the 2020 Wyoming Teacher of the Year and the 2017-18
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST)
awardees and 2019 PAEMST finalists.
The
February 27 meeting begins at 1 p.m. in Public Meeting Room #5 in the Capitol
Extension of the Wyoming State Capitol. The February 28 meeting starts at 8 a.m.
in Public Meeting Room #6 in the Capitol Extension of the Wyoming State Capitol.
For public access to the meetings, a map is available from the Wyoming
Legislature website.
Governor
Mark Gordon will address the board starting at 8 a.m. on February 28. His
remarks will amplify his thoughts on education from his State of the State
speech.
On
its action item agenda, the board will consider approval of the 2016 Science
Performance Level Descriptors and Science Blueprint. The Standards became
effective in 2016 and must be implemented by the start of the 2020-21 school
year. The board will also consider approving the request for proposal to study
the effectiveness of the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act.
The
SBE will receive reports from Board Coordinator Dr. Tom Sachse concerning the
work of the Stakeholder Engagement Task Force, bills working through the
legislature,and the board’s reimbursement policy. Reports from the Wyoming
Department of Education will include: accreditation, district assessment
systems, State System of Support, and a standards update.
Julie
Magee, director of member services at Wyoming School Boards Association, will
formally recognize the contributions of all school board members across Wyoming,
as School Board Appreciation Week starts on February 24.
The
public is encouraged to attend both days. Public parking is available on the
third level of the parking garage located on Carey Avenue and 24th Street.
Members
of the public also may listen online via Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/3077776213, or by dialing (646)
558-8656 using access code 307-777-6213. The public also can follow the SBE on
Twitter @WYStateBoardEd.
Materials
for this meeting are now available on BoardDocs. The public may search or look back at
previous meetings’ minutes and materials through the board’s website. |
